All Aboard
All Aboard

Author: Jim Loomis

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2011-01-24

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1569768498

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Written for both veterans and those considering their first rail journey, this guide is an expansive resource for train travel and the broader world of rail transit in the United States and Canada. Bridging the past with the present, the handbook explores the origins of the rail systems, the monumental task of building America's first trans-continental railroad, passenger and freight railroad operations, and the differences between the various lines. The new edition includes updated information on ticketing procedures, routes, Amtrak's simplified fare structures, and the explosion of railroad-related data such as schedules and ticket purchase options available on the internet. In addition to offering time-tested advice on finding the lowest fares, avoiding pitfalls, packing for an overnight trip, when to board, and whom to tip and how much, the reference presents a number of rail itineraries-from day trips to see the colors of the fall season to lengthy journeys that will take more adventurous travelers around the entire country. A perspective on high-speed lines-such as proposed links between Los Angeles and San Francisco and Chicago to St. Louis-envisions the future of rail transportation.

"All Aboard!"

Author: Phillip H. Ault

Publisher: Dodd Mead

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Traces the history of the passenger train in the United States. Anecdotes describe travel on a number of well-known runs.

Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure
Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure

Author: Matthew Algeo

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1569767076

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From Missouri to New York and back again, this work chronicles the amazing road trip of a former president and his wife and their amusing, failed attempts to keep a low profile.

Fantastic Trains
Fantastic Trains

Author: Neil Enock

Publisher: EDGE-Lite

Published: 2019-08-05

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1770532005

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Book your ticket now for a trip to the future, the past, and the timeslips in between. Through the eloquent prose and imaginings of eighteen tellers of tales, we are pleased to present to you a collection of stories-on-a-train that will transport you to tantalizing worlds that you simply cannot imagine. Perhaps no other anthology in-living-memory encapsulates such wholehearted, ill fated, poignant, and even hallucinogenic stories with such grace and balance as those contained in this volume. These stories span the genres of literary fiction, steampunk, space opera, futurism, tragedy, magical realism, slipstream, horror, comedy, urban fantasy and more. In all, a sizzling collection, curated by Neil Enock (who is a train aficionado, podcaster, screenwriter and filmmaker), presenting high-voltage, off-the-rail entertainments that are feature rich with characters who are: schemers, dreamers, adventurers, lovers, detectives, rogues, and more; and whose human weaknesses always seem to get the better of them. Showcased in this single collection are eighteen trail blazers tasked to escort you on your inimitable journey: Jason Lane, David Worsick, Liam Hogan, Christine Hanolsy, Gavin Bradley, Michael Johnstone, Dwain Campbell, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Peter Hargraves, Melodie Leclerc, Rachel Leidenfrost , Nick Svolos, Maurice Forrester, Kendall Eifler, Samuel Marzioli, Neil Enock, Laurie Stewart, Kim Solem. The stories offered will delight you with such surprising humor and stinging tragedy, you will be compelled to read them all in one sitting. DO NOT DELAY. DO NOT BE LEFT BEHIND. THIS TRAIN LEAVES PROMPTLY ON TIME. *Note: These stories are also suitable to read while waiting for a train.

Pearl
Pearl

Author: Debby Atwell

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 0395884160

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Events in the history of the United States, from George Washington's presidency through the beginning of the space program, are related to the experiences of one family.

Time Traveling
Time Traveling

Author: Catherine Lukas

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9780689833670

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Maya and Sam journey back to 1884, when the railroad companies first introduced standard time and time zones. This Lionel( Trains Rail Tales sticker book comes with 12 photographic stickers depicting trains from every era. Full-color illustrations.

Flight of the Osprey
Flight of the Osprey

Author: Kurt Mondloch

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0595369626

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After raising their son and daughter, Kurt and PL Mondloch decide to circumnavigate the world aboard their sloop, the Osprey. As they prepare for their voyage in San Francisco, they receive a disturbing message. Their son, on a backpacking expedition in India, has gone missing. Kurt flies to the Indian Himalayas to try and find him, sparking a major international investigation and dragging the family into a world they never imagined. Eventually an overseas phone call destroys the couple's fragile cocoon of hope-their son and his girlfriend were swept away by a monsoon-swollen river. Reeling from the death of their son, Kurt and PL must make a choice: either mourn endlessly or move on with life. The couple decides to sail around the world as a balm for their spirits and as a tribute to their late son. Over the course of almost seven years and an incredible journey of 40,000 miles, their phenomenal memories and fresh horizons help extinguish the pain and recharge their lives.

Jacob's Wish
Jacob's Wish

Author: S.M. Atlas

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

Published: 2024-10-11

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1528956079

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Jacob’s Wish is a heartwarming tale of a small boy who carries a big secret with him wherever he goes. More often than not, he is jokingly mistaken for a little businessman on account of the rather large and obnoxious briefcase he refuses to leave behind. On a train ride to St Pancras station, Jacob meets a young girl named Abby and her uncle Eustace. After their rather awkward and playful introduction, Abby shares her love for philosophy and ‘demonstrates’ her skills in the art of deduction. Her bumptious behavior ultimately encourages Jacob to open up and divulge his own thoughts and ideas. Their shared experiences in dealing with life’s ups and downs quickly bonds the two, sparking an immediate friendship. Against all odds, they embark on a journey filled with danger and excitement, making plenty of new friends and running into old acquaintances along the way. You are invited to travel with Jacob, Abby and their companions as they make their way through the slithery underbelly of a secret and ancient organization known as The Sophic. Within the pages of this book, you will find a touching story about the power of friendship, the importance of trust and the resilience of the human spirit.